Compliance & Information Security Overview

Compliance Consulting for Businesses on Long Island

There are lots of rules and regulations that if not adhered to can have an adverse impact on your business. The intent of these regulations is to improve information security which is, of course, a good thing. The downside is that if you don’t comply with the regulations, it may result in fines or even jail time. Large companies have a compliance officer or privacy officer to guide them thru the compliance and privacy maze. Smaller organizations must figure out what regulations apply to them and make sure they implement what is necessary to be compliant.

We’ll Help You Understand the Regulations and Get You Compliant

Our compliance team has the knowledge and experience to get the job done. The foundation of security and compliance is properly designing and maintaining your information technology. Flexible Systems is a hands-on technology company. We won’t just provide you with a bunch of recommendations; we’ll actually be able to implement the changes required to get your business compliant. We have helped hundreds of business with the following regulations:

Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)

What it Regulates: The primary objective is to protect the privacy of individual patients. Particular attention is paid to protecting the health care of people who are transitioning between jobs or people that have lost their jobs. HIPAA also mandates that healthcare providers transition from paper record keeping to electronic data.

Type of Businesses Affected: Any company that is a healthcare provider or any company that interacts with a healthcare provider in a way which would give them access to patient data.

What it Regulates: Security of credit cards and credit card transactions.

Type of Businesses Affected: Any company that accepts or processes credit cards, and companies that store or transmit data related to credit cards.

New York State’s 23 NYCRR Part 500 (DFS)

What it Regulates: New York State’s 23 NYCRR Part 500, otherwise known as DFS, is a cybersecurity regulation passed down by NY’s Department of Financial Services (DFS) to promote the protection of customer information and the information technology systems of regulated entities.

Type of Businesses Affected: NY’s DFS regulation applies to all covered entities under the Department of Financial Services. Not sure if you’re a covered entity? Click here to see if your company is a New York State Department of Financial Services covered entity.

Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS)

What it Regulates: DFARS is a government regulation that requires DoD government officials and their associated contractors to follow Department of Defense specific acquisition regulations when engaging in the procurement process for goods and services. This regulation enforces strict network security practices to protect technical information and computer software for all regulated government officials and their associated contractors.

Type of Businesses Affected: Organizations who are contractors or sub-contractors for government officials and agencies. If your organization is involved in the DoD supply chain, there is a good chance you may be subject to DFARS.

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)

What it Regulates: The primary objective of the GDPR is to protect the personal data of European Union (EU) citizens. Through the GDPR, the EU hopes to empower its citizens to control their personal data, particularly who has access to their data, how their data is processed, when their data is processed, and what happens to their data after it has been processed.

Type of Businesses Affected: Organizations who collect, process, store, and transmit personal data pertaining to EU citizens, regardless of the geographical location of the organization. To be more specific, personal data is any information relating to a person, that contains an identifier such as a name, an ID number, location data, an online identifier, or factors specific to the physical, physiological, genetic, mental, economic, cultural or social identity of an individual.

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We have been working with Flexible for many years now and i could not be happier with their service and professionalism. Having them monitor our network and systems lets me focus on other aspects of my job, but when i do have issues they are a quick phone call or email away to help which is very important to keep us up and running.

Dorell Pinkus

13:12 08 Nov 17

Flexible is the best IT company that we have used ever. They are very attentive and all of their techs have a knowledge base of our company before we call so they can more easily fix our problems. Their support is available 24 hours a day and we have needed it at 5am and without avail, they were always ready to help with a live person on the phone. we never have to wait long after putting in a ticket to get a solution to our problem and they have a great advanced team that will really dive in to any advanced issues we are having. we are a small business and they've really helped us grow exponentially with their support and guidance. I have and would highly recommend them to anyone looking for a solid company that is always available to support you.

Shaziman Mustafa

13:46 05 Oct 17

Our firm has been working with Flexible for over a decade now and their staff and solutions have been integrated as a seamless part of our IT operations. They are available to us 24/7 whenever any problem arises that our internal staff cannot handle. They also meet with us on a periodic basis throughout the year so that we can proactively avoid future problems and keep up with the ever-changing IT and cyber world. Flexible is a first rate organization and now a very valuable part of our team.

Mark Small

20:47 19 Sep 17

My company has been doing business with Flexible Systems for over 2 years now as my primary IT source. Having Flexible Systems only a phone call away is the same as having an in house IT department. The response time is quick and their expertise is off the charts. Flexible is constantly reviewing and improving our infrastructure with cost and efficiency as their driving force.

Next Wave Capital Admin

14:52 05 Jan 18

Excellent help, they always fix the problem in a timely fashion. Must also say they have great hours of operation for a tech support company.

Gamal Jadue

17:50 17 May 18

Great company to work with as a vendor. They are clearly a sophisticated business and their people are intelligent, efficient and problem solvers. Always a pleasure working with them.

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Kevin Valenti, Brookhaven Memorial Hospital

Flexible Systems personnel strive for excellence. The staff is extremely professional, knowledgeable and instills confidence. It is a pleasure to work with them.

Margaret Piedmonte, American Signcrafters

Flexible offers us great customer service… They help us set standards and have a strong knowledge of what we need… We can always count on Flexible.

Michele Koch, Winthrop University Hospital

Flexible was more than willing to assist me with two important projects and even went as far as recommending a more detailed testing process that actually involved connecting each laptop to our edging equipment to guaranty successful compatibility.

Bruce MorenoIT Director Santinelli International

I sleep soundly at night knowing that the Flexible crew are there for immediate support. They’ve completely reduced the amount of time we used to spend “worrying about the what-ifs” by helping us design, implement and support a network that’s well prepared for any issue.

Kenny MaslakApplied Energy Group

I can’t say enough about the responsiveness of the service team that has worked with us over the past few years. Flexible’s staff is technically advanced, knowledgeable, and takes time to understand our needs and provide appropriate solutions. Flexible has consistently demonstrated a genuine interest in our work and delivered advice that advances our services and helps distinguish Waldorf Risk Solutions from any of our competitors.

Bill WaldorfWaldorf Risk Solutions

Rick has been great with managing, expanding and of course building our network here. His responsiveness and attentiveness is excellent, and the quality of his work is excellent. He has never been unable to solve any problem for us one way or another in an extremely timely fashion at essentially anytime of the day.

John HavlicekA&Z Pharmaceutical

I really really appreciate Flexible’s help and guidance. It’s nice to have them pointing me in the right direction.